Chapter 29 Summary

Gran and Nyle are traveling to the hospital to visit Ezra. The fight with Ripley caused the profuse bleeding, but the leukemia is what is making Ezra so weak and sick. When Gran warns Nyle that seeing Ezra sick again is not going to be easy, Nyle nods in agreement. Then, Nyle expresses her blame of Ripley for causing the problem. Gran, always ready to help Nyle see things differently, tells her that it is the accident, not Ripley, that is killing Ezra.

The two slowly make their way to room 804, Nyle glancing in all the hospital rooms she passes. When they arrive at Ezra's room, Nyle notices that the curtains are drawn. Mrs. Trent stands to receive them and opens her arms to Nyle. Nyle runs into her arms for comfort. Mrs. Trent then calls to Ezra so he will wake up...